The following report is excerpted from the Islamic Republic News
Agency.

On May 30, Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said that
Iran-U.S. talks will be meaningful only when they are based on mutual
respect and equality.

Talking to foreign and domestic journalists on the conclusion of the
30th foreign ministerial meeting of the Organization of the Islamic
Conference (OIC), he said . . . "Washington should prove that it is
genuinely ready to hold talks with Tehran on the basis of mutual
respect." Kharrazi called for an end to US threats against Iran.

"The US is not serious in its war against terror," he said, stressing
that contrary to outward manifestations, "Washington is supporting
terrorists." If a particular terrorist move is against US interests
in any part of the world, Washington condemns it, but when it is
against any other country's interest, it chooses to be silent and
does nothing to confront it, he said, noting that Washington has even
signed a ceasefire agreement with some terrorist groups.

On the alleged presence of Al-Qaeda fugitives in Iran, Kharrazi said
that it is the policy of the government that as soon as any Al-Qaeda
member is identified inside its borders, that member is arrested and
returned to his home country or sent to any of the European, African
or Persian Gulf countries.

He admitted that some suspected Al-Qaeda members have managed to
enter Iranian territory illegally because of the country's long
borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan, but that these have been
arrested and are currently under investigation.

Referring to the recent remarks of a Russian official that Moscow is
unaware of any Iranian hidden nuclear activities, the Iranian foreign
minister said that Russia is cooperating with Iran in the
construction and completion of the nuclear power plant in Bushehr. He
said other countries are invited to help Iran construct power plants.

Responding to a question on whether Iran intends to establish a group
similar to the Lebanese Hezbollah to operate in Iraq, Kharrazi said
the US and its allies are trying to justify their failures in that
country by making such outrageous allegation.

"They claim that Tehran interferes in Iraqi domestic affairs but they
cannot prove such claim," he added. The Islamic Republic of Iran is
not and will not interfere in Iraqi affairs, he asserted, adding that
Tehran's policy is to promote friendly ties with all its neighbors on
the basis of mutual respect.